Run-DMC’s “It’s tricky,” Nas’ “NY state of mind,” Snoop Dogg’s “The next episode” — a selection of the classic songs played Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.
— I think that hip-hop is something that has really given a voice to people who, from the beginning, had no voice, says Antoine Crossley, who traveled from Chicago to see the concert, to the AFP news agency.
— It speaks to me. Growing up, music was always special to me. he continues.
For decades, hip-hop was maligned, ignored and censored by the industry that ultimately shaped the genre in profound ways, in a country where rappers have created massive hits and strongly influenced everything from music and fashion to language and dance.
— I didn’t know how monumental it would be when I was growing up, says Kiesha Astwood, who, like hip-hop, was born in 1973 on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx.